Alien: Blackout

Random Guy Esq. · 24 Nov 2018 at 15:40

So this name was just trademarked by 20th Century Fox for use with video games, with an official reveal being rumoured for the 2018 Game Awards next month.

https://twitter.com/geoffkeighley/status/1058153248912101376

Maybe even Kojima is involved?! :eek:

https://twitter.com/thegameawards/status/1064879639632347136

Seriously though, hope it's something of a similar quality to Isolation, and not another half-assed FPS. Or shudder, a bloody mobile game.

Random Guy Esq. · 24 Nov 2018 at 18:24

Yeah, AvP and the sequel were genuine classics (not the 2010 installment though). Enjoyed the SNES platformer too... might have been Alien 3?

Actually, now that I think of it, aren't Creative Assembly working on a shooter at the moment? Wonder do they still have the license..... Hmmm.

Random Guy Esq. · 24 Nov 2018 at 20:20

Minusorange said:
Is it anything related to this Alien shooter - https://www.pcgamer.com/theres-a-new-alien-game-in-the-works/

or was that canned ?

Never saw that story, but yeah, that's surely the game in question!

Minusorange said:
huh ? 2010 AvP was a lot of fun

Never said it wasn't, just that it wasn't the classic that the earlier titles were.

Random Guy Esq. · 24 Nov 2018 at 21:47

Yeah, they were awful. I can't believe the same director responsible for the rather good Event Horizon, has churned out so many turds. Most of his crap is video game related too - Monster Hunter is his next flick...

Random Guy Esq. · 25 Nov 2018 at 11:39

Name said:
Why / how is Kojima involved ?

Ah that was just a tongue-in-cheek comment given the pic of him with the Alien props.

Random Guy Esq. · 26 Nov 2018 at 14:01

Generic marketing slogan, or a clue about the game? Multiple planets to be explored? Earth invaded/infested?? Nah, probably generic marketing slogan!

Random Guy Esq. · 27 Nov 2018 at 17:17

In space, no-one can hear you **** yourself.

Random Guy Esq. · 7 Dec 2018 at 12:42

So the Game Awards had SFA about this.

Random Guy Esq. · 7 Jan 2019 at 20:01

FFS.

There's still the shooter being developed by Cold Iron Studios, but Blackout on mobile is a disappointment.

Random Guy Esq. · 7 Jan 2019 at 21:50

ic1male said:
I've just seen on Ars.Technica that that is going to be a massively multiplayer online shooter.

Ah balls